Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-04-15

SENATOR STEWARDS celebrated ''cas-
tie" in Washington City is for sale.
The Chinese embassy is soon to vacate,
and the senator is not in condition to |
occupy the building with all that such
housekeeping implies. When he built
the house he was the silver king of Ne
vada. Now he is only plain senator
with a moderate income.
A RHODE ISLAND corporation is max
ing preparation to introduce revolu-
ton in wage-paying. All employees
who have taken what wages are offered
them for ten years, are to get a bonus
ranging from 10 per cent of their an
nual earnings to % per cent of their
annual earnings each Christmas. ac-
cording to the length of time they have
been employed.
| The supreme court of California has
| just made quite an important decision.
1t has decided in the case of the estate
Of Andre Briswalter that q marriage to
be legal must be made public and the
part es must live as husband and wife
''in the fac; OF their neighbors The
decision is considered to practic ally
dispose OF the famous Sharon case
against Sarah Althea, for no publicity
was ever given to the Sharon Hill mar
riage.
/ s..o - ha
torian are greatly disturbed about
his condition, which is understood
to be quite Serious. Though re-
ported to be on the way to recovery
from his recent attack of pneumonia,
he has never really made much head
way. and for several days mas been crit
ically i'll. He has vigorous constitI-
ton, but his advance age is against
him. If he pulls through it will be
more than his most sanguine friends
expect
A BosToN newspaper saws that once
an American lady visited Sarah Bern
hart and was permittel.to inspect her
apartments In Sarah's bedroom stood
the skeleton so often ment oned, aad
when she saw it the American drew
back in terror. The actress thereupon,
saving that ''he was alive" threw hei
arms about it and kissed the grizzly
skull. There, you see he is con-
scious,' she exclaimed. Yes" retort-
ed her visitor" he is even blu5hing for
you!' Sarah very vermilion lips had
left two red spots on the bony cheek.
A WIRE ROPE used in coal min'
near Sharpsburg, Pa, is 1000 fee
| | long. In another mine in the same
, | vicinity, where the coal dips about
feet to the hundred yards. the coal j
: hauled out and up on to the tipple witt
, wire rope $500 feet in length, tn
| empty trips being drawn back TO tn
4 gathering point with tail-ropc. Rope
9 of this length are not common in Goa
; mines, although a rope may be mad
r, to any desired length by splicing. Yer
y few ropes exceed 200 feet in length
t Among those in use in the mines nea
+ Pittsburgh 100 feet is considered goo
p length. Long ropes find their legit
mate use in the cable roads. The rop
used in St. Louis is q miles in length
or about 10, 900 feet.
l. In recent lecture in Albany, N. \.
> Chauncev NJ. Depew related the TO
: owing incident OF his travels throug
IS scotland. He says: "On the banks 0
Il lie Doom | came across the ineytabl
II Amer can tor,s..5 aompant. IL was
ie bridal party. She WAS Young. and Ii
III was past middle life, and with thei
y was his friend. The bridegroom wa
al ,obbing and wiping his eyes, and hi
Il bride was vainly trying to comfort HIN
&c Finally his friend led him to oas de
III and near me. and said: Don't take o
&C 80. old man; cheer up. You are mai
5, mo- your wife feei bad and spelling tn
~ trip, What on earth is the matter:
" Oh, said nr. sam. this whole thin
at reminds me so OF my second VT. 81
~ was so fond of Burns.
ne CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE and Senat
IN Fvarts will attend the Yale commend
e. ment this year. 1t is the fifth decennI
of their class of 81. Speaking OF t
+. coming event the other evening, N
We Eyarts said that only fifty were ST
r. lvinv out of 1913 members ut gradr
IS. tiou. When the last triennial catalog
NJ was issued, forty-eight of the class h
IN rome ..oyer there No class in the h
he tory of the college has gu ie the reco
rs 81 has for turning out great M
ii Judge Waite. Mr.. Evarts. Edwai
n Pierrepont Chauncey Goodrich, Pr
It. Snliman. and S. j. Tlden We're me
Nv Nv hers. The class also furnished seN
is distinguished college professors a
y. one college president. DR., Chaplin,
ior Beloit college. who on resigning |
Is year was the Oldest college presid
VI, VI, in continuous service in the Uni
in States. No special exercises have b
rt. arranged for the iiftieth anniversa
lg. The occasion will be simply the us
'he decennial reunion.